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With a "protect the passenger" option exclusively offered on the Platinum models
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Registrant Email: genericpharmadi@gmail.com
Not exactly filling with much confidence...
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I assume it's a hacked domain. But it's fun to figure out what answer it likes and which ones it doesn't. (for example, choosing the underage option at the start kicks you out immediately).
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Weird idea of fun.
Also looks like it's meant to be used on a touchscreen. My doctor's office has entry surveys that work much like that.
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Weird idea of fun.
I know. The Engine hasn't made its way into my primary OS yet, so I accept that this is bound to happen more often than not...
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People griped about the I, Robot movie with Will Smith, but it was in fact a pretty good demonstration of Asimov's ideas, including the "Zeroth Law".
People bitch about pretty much any movie.
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My only gripe about that film was the DVD.
The film is a certificate 12 (12+ years) but the DVD is a cert-15 solely because of the inclusion of the Alien vs Predator trailer to boost the rating so it would sell better in the stores.
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The film is a certificate 12 (12+ years) but the DVD is a cert-15 solely because of the inclusion of the Alien vs Predator trailer to boost the rating so it would sell better in the stores.
Should've bought it on VHS.
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The film is a certificate 12 (12+ years) but the DVD is a cert-15 solely
I...I don't even know what that means!
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I...I don't even know what that means!
You know these strange right-pondians; it's probably a movie rating system like PG/PG-13
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It means he was between the ages of 12 and 14 (inclusive) when I, Robot was released on DVD in whatever Euro-tragedy he lives in.
Because otherwise, why the fuck would you care?
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Ruminations on progress in science and technology:
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Pretty interesting article, finally something new and really exciting for embedded systems software:
Ownership is Theft: Experiences Building an Embedded OS in Rustand I give myself an ultimatum to learn Rust as soon as things settle a bit, damn one more thing to worry about now in a freaking Sunday!.
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###Meet the Cry-Bully: a hideous hybrid of victim and victor
"Cry bully". Who doesn't know people like that.
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Who doesn't know people like that.
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Best kind of decision- avoid it altogether.
Have every city build elevated inter-building walkways, like they have in Calgary. Then set up every self-driving car with exposed, rotating sawblades on the front cover. Pedestrians will learn to stay away.
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Wrong, it came out in 2004, whereupon I was 21. I just have issues with retarded shit like that, it offends my CDO.
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https://www.reddit.com/r/chess/comments/3ra8nn/article_by_im_greg_shahade_on_why_slow_chess/
Pointing out the elephant in the living room is generally unpopular.
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What's "30+5" mean? I get "30 seconds per move" but what's the +5?
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WRONG DEAD WRONG!
30 minutes total, +5s for every move you moved.
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30 minutes total, +5s for every move you moved.
Hey, given how chess matches are shown on TV and in movies, with a 30-second move clock, it was an entirely reasonable guess.
WRONG DEAD WRONG!
Oh, the triggering and microaggressions! Oh, the hue manatee[1]!
[1]CBA to look for a bare link, and server cooties are preventing image uploads.
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That's how long you can spend picking your nose between moves. It's in hours.
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What's "30+5" mean? I get "30 seconds per move" but what's the +5?
Aliceif's reply was correct. The idea behind the 5 seconds extra per move is to not have clearly won games lost due to the clock running out. If someone has a clearly won position, they should be able to demonstrate it in 5 seconds per move.
For comparison, a typical time control at high-level tournaments is two hours per side for the first 40 moves, then a half-hour per side (plus whatever was left of the original 2 hours) to finish the games. So basically 5 hours total to play a game.
I think his idea may be gaining some traction. The Dallas Chess Club has weekly tournaments with the 30+5 time control.
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This is confusing to me. So...if time runs out you forfeit? So it's up to you to manage your time over the game, but not with an NFL style play clock (or NBA style shot clock) per move?
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So...if time runs out you forfeit? So it's up to you to manage your time over the game, but not with an NFL style play clock (or NBA style shot clock) per move?
That is correct. The clocks at tournaments will tell you the total time left, and each player is responsible for managing their time per move. Most players spend little time on the first few moves, and will spend longer in complex positions.
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I'm still pissed about the mixing of units. You can't say 30 + 5 and one of the numbers means minutes but the other means seconds. Not allowed.
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If you know the coding it makes sense, it is just more compressed.
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"the coding".
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I'm still pissed about the mixing of units. You can't say 30 + 5 and one of the numbers means minutes but the other means seconds. Not allowed
Do you even play chess? It's a well-established abbreviation.
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I think I played a game or two when I was like 12.
A lot of fucking stupid things are well-established. Like daylight saving time.
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A lot of fucking stupid things are well-established. Like daylight saving time.
Oh, yeah, I forgot, everything you disagree with is stupid. My bad.
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Coding as in coding theory, also known as encoding. It is a notation like
U+1F4A9
that you know and does not really try to addU
to 1F4A9.
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Oh, yeah, I forgot, everything you disagree with is stupid. My bad.
Or don't understand. PHB
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Implying Edmonton is not TRWTF?
No idea, I've never been to Edmonton. They're still a bunch of southerners.
/me lives and works further north than that…
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I think his idea may be gaining some traction.
The debate on "fucking hell, who needs two hours for 40 moves" versus "anything faster than the tournament time is just throwing pieces around" is at least as old as time controls, so I doubt this one article will change a lot.
For the record, I'm firmly in the "time controls exist for organizational purposes, not as a part of the game" camp.
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For the record, I'm firmly in the "time controls exist for organizational purposes, not as a part of the game" camp.
I suck less at speed chess than normal chess. The time controls don't seem to bother me as much as they do others (I play very fast, but poorly; my tactic is to run everything off into the long weeds and get the other player to run out of time trying to figure out WTF I'm up to ).
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I hate time controls, in fact anything with a timer is stressful. Even worse is the click click noise they make in a tournament (other people sitting in the same room) and that your opponent has his hand 1cm from the handle waiting for your move.
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Yeah, I'm not clicking that one at work
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Step 1: Sync up and set the date. A menstrual blood oath ceremony requires—you guessed it—LOTS of fresh period blood. Coordinate accordingly so that all bridal party vaginas are on the same track and you can all simultaneously menstruate during the ceremony. Just in case things don’t line up (because effing Brittany won’t get off Yaz even though she KNOWS copper IUDs are what your squad is all about), freeze all period blood leading up to the ceremony, then set it under a hot faucet before the ritual begins.
I don't think I want to read the rest.
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Women, huh?
<s
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You can't live with them, but they seem to be everywhere
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Locations north of the northernmost part of continental US (IE except Alaska) include a large part of France (including Paris), most of Germany, and all of Belgium and the UK.
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Yeah, intuitively, it seems like it can't be that far north because in North America that would mean it was a lot colder than it is.
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